Headlines
Does Auto Strike TV News Video Work Well With Carmakers' TV Advertising?
During the weekend and Monday after the UAW strike was announced -- September 15-September 18 -- vehicle manufacturers were ramping up their TV marketing spend -- so much so that there was a 44% increase from a year-ago period, and 16% higher from the previous-week period, according to Samba TV.
FEMA Says National EAS Test Was ‘Extremely Successful’ With Better-Sounding Alert.
The seventh national test of the Emergency Alert System took place Wednesday, and unlike the prior test two years ago early reports say the message was a lot clearer and easier to understand.
Mergers & Acquisitions
Deal Digest: Thoroughbred Rides Into Savannah
Bradley Creek Broadcasting has filed a $1.7 million deal to buy selling AC “Q-105.3” WRHQ from Jerry Rogers’ Thoroughbred Communications.
NewsNet Parent Strike Again With Hawaiian Twin Spin
Across 2023, a flurry of transactions have been finalized that sees the man behind the 5-Hour Energy tonic sign off on the purchase of low-power television stations as part of a plan to convert a digital multicast network into an owned-and-operated broadcast service.
AT&T Exploring Sale Of DirecTV Stake: Report
With cord cutting still devastating traditional pay-TV distributors, and AT&T closely focused on building out its broadband network since its sale of WarnerMedia to Discovery in 2022, the telecom is exploring a sale of some or all of its remaining stake in DirecTV.
Radio
Staying Optimistic In Radio, Even Now
It’s hard to stay optimistic in radio. Broadcasters are dealing with a steady stream of loss and the contraction of the business on an almost daily basis.
Airline Pilots Worry About Proposed HD Radio Power Increase
World’s largest pilots union says move could cause interference with aviation band
FCC
Broadcast Engineers Back FCC Spectrum Use Study, But Have Some Concerns
The Society of Broadcast Engineers is on the same wavelength as the Federal Communications Commission, which voted this summer to take a closer look at how spectrum is being used in America. The FCC inquiry looks to gain a better understanding of how spectrum is being used as the airwaves become more congested, as well as help find new ways to use better measurement and data to allow for more efficient spectrum use, including new spectrum sharing techniques.
CTV/OTT
How Samsung TV Plus aims to make FAST more like everyday TV
After launching a renewed focus and rebrand for its FAST service roughly a year ago, smart TV leader Samsung aims to offer a free ad-supported TV experience with device scale and content breadth that delivers the right programming to the right person and keeps them coming back day after day.
Bally Sports Plans to Not Pay The NHL Arizona Coyotes, & Possibly to Shutdown Bally Sports Arizona
Late yesterday, Bally Sports Parent Company asked the judge overseeing its bankruptcy for permission not to pay the Arizona Coyotes contract. This will allow Bally Sports to end its TV contract with the company and could possibly allow it to shut down Bally Sports Arizona.
